Coin receiver



Nov. 14, 1933. E. J. BRANDT 1,935,012

COIN RECEIVER Filed April 16, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet l 45 46 gnwntoz 49 Edward Jjrandfi I attouwqd 1933- E. J. BRANDT 1,935,012

COIN RECEIVER Filed April 16, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwuentoz Edward Jjrarzdi- MMJJW Nov. 14, 1933. E. J. BRANDT COIN RECEIVER Filed April 16, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 7 gfvtnnl ot Edward (lira/1a? Patented Nov. 14, I a I t I UNITED i STATES PATENT, OFFICE I :COIN RECEIVE R. I

' 'Edward J.fBra ndt, Watertown,rwis assignor to Brandt Automatic Cashier, Company, Watertown, Wi s., acorporationof Wisconsin I I l 'Applic'ation Ap il-16,1930. Serial No. 444,722

' .27 Claims. o1.;i33 I11) -f I I I My invention relates'to newfandusefulimprovebe un derstoodjthat such changes. may bemade 7 ments in' coin receivers 'and'more particularly as"w ill,-fall within the scope of' the appended to a device of this character adapted to receive claims. I

coins Iromfa money handling machine'such as a In the drawingsze coin counting .machine or 'a coin assorting ma- .Fig. 1 is aside elevation; a a i 7 50 I chine. I I v I a mg. 2 isja'frontelevation; I I I The principal object of the invention resides Fig.- 3 is a fragmentaltopplan. II in the provision of a device of the character de-- Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section with" scribed which isrelatively simpleand'inexpern parts shown in'elevation.

-19 sive in constructionandofa sizewhereby it may Fig. 5 'is a transverse vertical section on the 5 primarily intended to be a separate part from the arrows. I I a the coin handling machine itcould; if desired, be Fig. 6-is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 4 connected'to the machineinanyj desiredma'nner looking in the direction of the arrows. or formed as a part thereofi- I I "I Anotherobject of the invention resides in the for the primary receptacles; and I provision of a coin receiver in which there are 9 1,3. Section Similar 1 Showing aplurality ofjrecepitacles for receiving'coins' of o of pr m yr receptacles partly removed different denominations] be readily moved from placeto place and while line 5-5 of Fig 4 looking in the directionof I II v I I frOmitscaSing or housing. I II I I A further object of the invention consists i nthe In thedrawings 1 indicates the base or a money 7 provision of a coin receptacle having a primary handling l i 1 1 as a 0 n n n d series ofreceptacles'and a secondary series of assortingmachine, of well-known construction,'2 receptacles,'the receptacles of the primary series indicatesfia casing or housing for the operating bein'g adapted to'receive the coins as they are mechanism thereof, andB indicatesa spout or Figs. 7'and8 are details of the operating means 7 I 5 discharged from the money handling machine chute through which the c'oinsj aredischarged. I I80 and adapted to temporarily, hold the'same' until In w known forms oficoin assorting'and such time as it is desired to discharge the coins counting machines there are usually mechanism into the receptacles'of the secondaryvseries, the for SSO g and d scharging Coins ofyfive ,deprimaryreceptacles being adapted for'movement nominations, these being, 50 pieces, pieces,

:3 whereby the coins may be discharged therefrom p 0 pieces and pennies and in disclos 85 a V into the receptacles of the secondary series; i 2 my improved form of receiver I have shown Still another object of the invention resides in r ept s for I receiving co ns of thevfive de the provision of ;means whereby the-primary renominations mentioned althoughit will be under-' ceptacles may be normally held position to stood that I do not desire tob'e'llimitedtothis' receive the coins from the money handling ma-. particular number, it'being readily apparent that chine and means whereby the primary recep any number of receptacles might be employed to' tacles mayj'be individually operated for. discharg adapt'there iv r f rjm y ha dl n ma hines ing the coins therefrom or operatedin unison. having'an'y number of discharge spouts or chutes.

As another object of the invention I provide Whilein the showing inthe drawings Ihav e fllus- Y 40 novel means for mounting theprimaryreceptrated but a" single chute 'orjspout 3 for the dis- I95 ta'cles whereby they are adapted for either sliding charge of coins it will be understood that there movement or rotatable movement, the 'primar'y will be one of such spouts or chutes dischargmg receptacles being positioned 'over the secondary into ea h of th r receiving r pta est' be receptacles, andthe secondary receptacles being later'described' I I I I II 1 adapted. for slidable movement relative to acas-v The numeral dindiIcates the housing or'casing 100 mg in which both the primary and secondary 're formingapart'of my improved form of receiver ceptacles are mounted. I I I I formed adjacent the rear longitudinal edge "with With the above and other objectsin view, which a top opening 5 over which the spouts or chutes will appear' asthe description proceeds}, my in; 3 are positioned, as shown more particularly in' i'ention consistsin the novel details ofvconstrucr- ,Figsf 1 and 4 of the drawings, and through 5 t'ion and arrangement of partsgrdescribedinfthe which the coinsfare discharged. 1 Adjacent the following specification and illustrated jin'the acforwardedge of thevopening is an upwardly di 'c ompanying drawings, and while I havefillufs rected flange 6 'wh ich" extends in frontof the trated and described the preferred'embodiments chutes orfspouts 3 and prevents any possibility 56 of the invention; asthey nowappear to me,'i t will of the coins jumping from the receiverr The 1 casing or housing 4 is divided into a plurality of compartments, five being illustrated, by means of the vertically extending plates '7 the rear ends of the upper portions of these plates ter- 7 minating short of the rear wall of the casing or housing, as shown more particularly in Figs. 4 and 9 of the drawings, and a transversely extending plate 8 being provided at the rear ends of the upper portions of the plates to provide the compartment 9 for a purpose to be later described. Secured to the sides of the upper portions of the partition plates 7 are the plates 10 and secured to the inner face of each of the side walls of the casing or housing 4 are the plates 11 corresponding to the plates 10'and the purpose of these plates 10 and 11 will be readily apparent. Secured to the inner face of eachof the plates 10 and 11 is a strip 12 of the shape shown more particularly in Fig. 6 of the drawings and forming supports for the primary receptacles 13, these primary receptacles including the end plates 14 and 15 and the intermediatesemicircular body portion 16. These primary receptacles 13 are mounted on the strips 12 for both sliding and rotatable movement and the receptacles are normally so positioned to receive the coins discharged through the chutes or spouts 3 and when rotated will discharge the coins into the secondary receptacles 17 positionedtherebeneath. These secondary receptacles are in the form of slidable drawers and each is provided with a finger grip 18 whereby they may be withdrawn from the housing or casing 4 or slid therein. By reference to Fig. 6 of the drawings it will be seen that there is a primary and a secondary receptacle in each of the compartments formedby the plates? and by providing the plates 10 and 11, which will overlie the upper edges of the sides of the drawers 17v there will beflno ledges upon which coins may be lodged discharge the coins into the secondary recep tacles.

A knob 20 is secured to the outer end of each of the primary receptacles 1'3 and by engaging or. grasping these knobs the primary receptacles may be slid relative to the casing or housing 4, as shownmore'particularly in Fig. 9, or the receptacles maybe individually rotated when desired. Rollers 21 support the forward ends of the receptacles 13, as shown more particularly in Fig. 160i the drawings, and the rear end of each of the receptacles 13 is supported by a. bearing pin. 22 extendingflforwardly from a disc 23 positioned in the compartment 9. Secured to each of the bearing pins 22, by means of a screw 24, or other suitable fastening; is a. plate 25 which carries a pin 26 adapted to. be received in an opening 27 inthe end 15 of the receptacle, as shown more particularly in Fig. 40f the drawings. i r

Each of. the discs 23 is provided, in its inner face, at the outer periphery,'with a notch 28 to receive a projection 29 carried by an arm 30 pivotally" connected to the partition plate 8 at 31. The projections 29 are normally held in the notches of the discs bymeans of the coiled springs 32, one end of each of the springs being secured to the free end of an arm 30 andthe opposite end being secured to a projection 33. Each of .the discs 23 is provided on its outer face with a projection 34 positioned in alignment with the notch' 28 for a purpose to be later described.

Rotatably mounted in the rear wall of the casing or housing 4 are the transversely spaced shafts 35 each of which carries a gear wheel 36 and disc or plate 37 positioned within the compartment 9. As shown in the drawings the discs or plates 37 are of considerably greater diameterthan the gears 36 and secured to each of the discs or plates 37, by means of the rivet 38 or other suitable fastening is one end of a fiat coiled spring member39, the free end of which is normally positioned, as shown more particularly in Figs. '7 and 8 of the drawings to engage the projection 34 of an aligning plate or disc 23.

Slidably supported on the transversely spaced brackets 40, secured to the inner face of the rear wall of the casingor housing 4, and positioned between the said-rear wall of the casing or housing and the discs or plates 3'7 is a rack bar 41 the teeth of which engage the gears 36, as shown more particularly in Figs. 5 and'8 of the drawings. This rack bar is adapted for sliding movement transversely of the casing or housing 4 and is normally held in the position shown in Fig. 5 by means of the coiled spring 42, one end of which is secured to the lug or projection 43 formed on the rack bar and the opposite end of which is secured to the bracket 44. f

For manipulating the rack bar I provide the lever 45 pivotally connected to one end of the casing 01 housing 4 by means of the bracket 46. The outer end of the lever 45 is provided with the hand grip 47 and an elongated opening 48 is formed inrthe lever,'adjacent the opposite end to receive a pin 49 carried by the rack bar 41 and by means of which the lever is connected to the rack bar.

From'the'above detail description it is thought that the constructionwill be understood. It will be seen that I have provided a set or series of primary receptacles and a set or series of secondary receptacles, the secondary receptacles being positioned beneath the primary receptacles. The

coins discharged from the counting and assorting machine are initially received and held in the primary receptacles and are later discharged into the secondary receptacles. This is of particular advantage for the coins of an individual operation of the machine may be held in the primary receptacles until it is ascertained that the amount registered by the machine, in the assorting operation, corresponds with the customers record. If there is any conflict the coins are maintained in the primary receptacles until the customers record may be checked or the receptacles may be withdrawn from the casing or housing 4 and the coins returned to the counting or assorting machine for repeating and rechecking the count therethrough. Aiter it has been ascertained that the record of the machine corresponds with the customers record the primary receptacles may be either singly rotated or rotated in unison to discharge the coins therefrom into the secondary receptacles. The secondary receptacles may be withdrawnfrom the casing or housing when it is desired to remove the coins therefrom but it will be understood that several operations of the machine and primary receptacles may take place before the coins are removed from the secondary receptacles. When the primary receptacles are withdrawn from the casing or housing, as shown more particularly in Fig. 9 of the drawings, the bearing pins 22 and the pins 26 will be removed from engagement with the ends of the receptacles, but'when the receptacles are againpushed into the casing or housing the'pins 22 and 26 will'be engaged therewith, as shown more particularly gageable with'the projection for rotating the in Figs. 4 and 8 of the-drawings.

Normally the parts are in the position shown in Figs. 1 to 8'inclusive of the'drawingsf When it is desired to withdraw the primary receptacles 13- or to rotate them individually the knobs'20 will be engaged. The primary receptacles] are adapted to be rotated in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 5 and when rotated individually the pins 26 being receivedin the open; ings 27 of the receptacles the plates or discs 25 will be rotated therewith and as these plates or discs aresecured to-the'bearing pins 22 by means of the screws' 24 the bearing pins will likewise be rot'ated and carry-withthem the *discs or plates 23." Theprojections'29, of the" arms 30, will ride out'of the notches 28and when a eom-' plete revolution of the receptacles has taken place the projections 29 will again be receivedin the notches 28 and the projections 34'will again be engaged'by or positioned adjacent the inner free ends of the spring members, 39, it being understood that the free'ends of the springmembers 39 lated to-throw the opposite end thereof towards the casing or housing; I This will cause'the rack bar "to be moved in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig/ 5 ahd'rotate the gears36 in-the directions indicated by the arrows. The rotation of the gears will also rotate the discsor plates 37 which carry the spring members 39 'andthe ends of the spring" members engaging the projections "34 will rotate the discsor plates 23 and in turn the discs or plates 25 and bearingpins 22 and pins 26'to rotate the receptacles. As the discs or plates 23 are rotated the projections 29, of the arms-30, will ride from the notches 28, but when a complete revolution of the receptacles has taken place the projections will again be received in the notches. The "rack bar and 'lever'45 are returned to their'original positions by means of the coiled spring 512. It will be seen 'that'onlya single revolution of the receptacles may take place upon a single operation-of the rack bar and as the rack bar is returned to its normalposition it rotates, in an opposite direction,-'from that'to turn the'reoeptacles', the gears 36, plates or discs 37, and spring members 39, the free ends of the spring members riding over the projections 34 to assume their original positions.

While in'the above description, I have referred to my invention as being intended to receivecoins it will be understood that the use of the word coin or coins is sufiiciently broad to cover tokens or the like.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A coin receiver including a receptacle, means for rotatably mounting the receptacle, a: DI'OjEC. tion on the mounting of the receptacle, and means adapted to be engaged with. the projection for tion on the mounting, and a spring member enreceptacle. .7 l i 4. A coin receiver includinga receptacle, means for rotatably mounting the receptacle, a projection'carriedby the mounting, a yieldable memberadapted to be-engaged with the projection, to rotate the receptacle, and means for operating the yieldable member. c

5. Acoin receiver including a receptacle means for rotatably mounting the receptacle, a projection carriedby the mounting, a yieldable member adapted-to be engaged withthe'projection, to ro tate the receptacle, and means including a gear and rack for operating the yieldable member.

6. A coin receiver including a receptacle, means for rotatably mounting the receptacle, a projece tion carried by the mounting, a yieldable member adapted to be engaged with the projectionyto rotate the receptacle, and means including'a gear and slidable rack for operating the yieldable member.

'7.'A coin receiver including a housing, a' receptable rotatably mounted withinthe housing,

a-rackbar slidably mounted in the housingga gear mounted in the housing and adapted to'be engaged and operated by :the rack bar, and means 1 controlled by the movement of the gear to rotate the receptacle.

8. A coin receiver including. a receptacle, means for rotatably mounting the receptacle, a slidable rack, a gear adapted tobe engaged andoperated by the rack, and a yieldable connection between the gear and receptacle, said connection causing,

rotation of the receptacle. in the movement of the between the gear'andreceptacle, said yieldable connection allowing movement of the receptacle independently of operation of the rack bar and rotation of the receptacle upon movementof the rackbar in the opposite direction without'movement of thereceptacle.

. 10. A coin receiver including a housing, 'a receptacle mounted in the housing for initially receiving: the coins,: and "a second receptacle positioned relative to the first receptacle, said first mentioned receptacle being adapted for. movement "while within the housing for discharging the coins-intothe second receptacle and for movement from the housing for removal coins therefrom.

1 1. A coin receiver including a housing, a receptacle mounted in the housing for initially receiving the coins, and a second receptacle positioned relative to the first receptacle, said first mentioned receptacle being adapted for, rotary movement while within the housing for discharging the coins into the second receptacle and for slidable movement from the housing for removal of the coins therefrom.

12. A coin receiver including a receptacle for initially receiving coins, said receptacle being mounted for both slidable and rotatable movement, at second receptacle adapted to receive the coins from the first mentioned receptacle, and a member adapted to be engaged for either sliding ceptacles for initially receiving the coins, said re- 12 vrack bar in one direction and operation of the of the liq ceptacles being mounted for slidable and rotatable movement, a plurality of receptacles adapted to receive the coins from the first mentionedreceptacles, means adapted to be engaged for sliding and rotating the first mentioned receptacles singly, and separate means for rotating the first mentioned receptacles in unison.

14. A coin receiver including a receptacle for initially receiving the coins, a second receptacle, means for imparting a complete revolution to the first mentioned receptacle to discharge the coins therefrom into the second mentioned receptacle, and means for stopping and holding the first mentioned receptacle after said complete revolution.

- 15. A coin receiver including a receptacle for receiving coins, means for mounting the receptacle for both slidable and rotatable movement, means adapted to be engaged for sliding the receptacle, means for rotating the receptacle, and a second receptacle positioned relative to the first mentioned receptacle to receive the coins therefrom.

16. A coin receiver including a housing, a receptacle mounted in the housing for receiving coins, means whereby the receptacle may be slid from the housing, means for rotating the receptacle to discharge the coins therefrom, and a second receptacle positioned relative to the first mentioned receptacle for receiving the coins discharged therefrom.

17. A coin receiver including a housing, a receptacle slidably mounted in the housing and adapted to receive coins, means forrotating the receptacle for discharging coins therefrom, and a second receptacle slidably mounted in the housing and normally positioned beneath the first mentionedreceptacle to receive the coins discharged therefrom.

18. In a coin receiver, a housing, a primary receptaclemounted in the housing, a secondary receptacle mounted in. the housing, means for emptying coins from the primary receptacle into the secondary receptacle while within the housing, and means for withdrawing the primary receptacle from the housing for the discharge of coins therefrom.

19. In a coin receiver, a housing, a primary ree ceptacle bodily removable from the housing, a secondary receptacle mounted within the housing, and means for emptying coins from the priplurality of secondary receptacles mounted in the to; I

housing, means for emptying coins from the primary receptacles singly or in unison into the secondary receptacles, and means for withdrawing the primary receptacles singly from the housing.

21. In a coin receiver, a housing, a primary receptacle mounted in the housing, a secondary receptacle mounted in the housing, means for emptying coins from-the primary receptacle into the secondary receptacle when within the housing, and means whereby either of the receptacles may be removed with coins therein.

22. Ina coin receiver, a housing, receptacles positioned within the housing in super-posed relationship, means whereby coins may be emptied from one of the receptacles into the other, and means whereby either of the receptacles may be removed from the housing with the coins intact therein.

23. In a coin receiver having a plurality of receptacles to receive coins; the combination of means for rotating the receptacles singly or in unison to discharge the coins therefrom.

24. In a coin receiver having a plurality of re ceptacles to receive coins, and a plurality of secondary receptacles positioned to receive the coins from the first mentioned receptacles; the combination of means for rotating the first mentioned receptacles singly or in unison to discharge the coins into the secondary receptacles.

25. In a coin receiver having a receptacle to receive coins and means for mounting the same; the combination of means for discharging the coins from the receptacle while mounted or for bodily removing the receptacle from the mounting to discharge the coins therefrom.

26. The combination with a frame or casing, drawers slidably removable therefrom and adapted to be rotated for dumping purposes when placed in the frame or casing, a rotatable connecting device for each drawer, means for operating all of the connecting devices together, each drawer being provided with cooperating means to engage its said connecting device when the drawer is slid into the casing.

27. The combination with a, frame or casing, 120 drawers slidably removable therefrom and adapted to be rotated for dumping purposes when placed in the frame-or casing, a rotatable connecting device for each drawer, instrumentalities for operating the connecting devices, each drawer 

